Appointment of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary, dated April 2, 1729. Written in Latin on parchment, it is signed by James Blair, who was both President of William & Mary and Rector of the Board of Visitors in 1729. The appointment also features the original college seal.
Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
March 26, 1728 letter from James Hughes to the Governors of William & Mary. Hughes states that he understands by way of advertisement displayed at the Capitol by James Blair that a chapel is to be erected at the College. He states he can do the work for "898 pounds current money," except for the "sashes and glasses in the body of the building."
Five faded black and white photographs, circa 1910, possibly scenes in Williamsburg and/or other parts of Virginia: Old mill in disrepair, a group of people standing near a trolley or railroad car, the shoreline of a river, a colonial style house with a girl on the porch and a horse and buggy on a dirt road.
A leaf from what was likely a book of hours. The leaf is 8 x 5 3/4 inches and is written in Latin with a mix of black ink and colored pigments. The illuminated letters appear to be gilded.
One diary written in pencil and pen by John L. Little, a captain during the Civil War at the Siege of Suffolk.
A letter from John D. Rockefeller Jr. to William C. Bitting Jr. relaying his condolences on the passing of Mr. Bitting's father. A sheet of stationary is pasted to the back of the letter with a drawing of steamship in the left top corner, and the words "On Board Cunard 'Laconia'" on the top right.
A black and white photograph of a female William and Mary student and Cary Grant ducking under an archway of raised arms at a dance. There is writing on the back of the image that reads, "Grant + WM+Mary student (pres of German club) leading figure at club dance in Williamsburg."
The Committee on Research Funds was chaired by Nelson Marshall, then Charles F. Marsh. The collection contains office files including correspondence, grant applications, and proposals.
Acc. 1979.039: Office files of Carson Barnes, 1968-1969. These include petitions and sorority initiation lists.
Acc. 1979.041: Office files of John E. Hocutt, 1945-1950.
Acc. 1979.046: Office files of William T. Hodges, 1928-1932.
The material that was formerly part of the University Archives Publications Collection is inventoried here and includes memos, reports, handbook, and other material.
This collection includes records related to the Seminar on Colonial Life at the College of William and Mary such as correspondence, publication, press releases, and related material. Howard Fowler was the director of the Seminar on Colonial Life. The subjects of the black and white photographs include buildings within Colonial Williamsburg, including the Wythe House as well as costumed interpreters, Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin, and the Wren Building at William & Mary.